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The correct spelling is seam.
How to pronounce seam
/siːm/
nounIPA: /siːm/
Say it like: See-m
The correct spelling is seam. A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric. For example: "Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc."
Usage Examples
“Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
- 2.A suture.
- 3.A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
- 4.The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
- 5.A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
verb
- 1.To put together with a seam.
- 2.To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
- 3.To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
- 4.To crack open along a seam.
- 5.Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
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